Study: Caffeine Doesn't Cause Heart Palpitations
PHILADELPHIA (CBS) -- You may want to brew another pot of coffee this morning.
A new study challenges a widely held belief that caffeine is bad for your heart.
Researchers at UC San Francisco find consuming caffeine every day does not lead to extra heartbeats.
In fact, the study says there is more evidence that common caffeinated products like chocolate and coffee may have cardiovascular benefits.
"Clinical recommendations advising against the regular consumption of caffeinated products to prevent disturbances of the heart's cardiac rhythm should be reconsidered, as we may unnecessarily be discouraging consumption of items like chocolate, coffee and tea that might actually have cardiovascular benefits," said senior author Gregory Marcus, MD, MAS, a UCSF Health cardiologist and director of clinical research in the UCSF Division of Cardiology.
"Given our recent work demonstrating that extra heartbeats can be dangerous, this finding is especially relevant."
